Murphy, Ciattarelli running mates face off tonight in N.J.’s only Lt. Gov. debate. Here’s what to know.
Posted OnOctober 8, 2021 byTonight is your only chance to see the two major-party candidates vying to be New Jersey’s second-in-command square off in a debate. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the incumbent and running mate of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, and former state Sen. Diane Allen, the running mate of Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, will tangle at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the lone…Read More…
How to watch the N.J. Lieutenant Governor Debate
Posted OnOctober 5, 2021 byThe major party candidates for lieutenant governor of New Jersey, incumbent Sheila Oliver and Republican challenger Diane Allen, will meet in the first and only debate of the 2021 campaign tonight. The debate will be at 7 PM at Rider University in Lawrenceville in cooperation with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. It will…Read More…
Political briefs: Mazzeo bill to create Food Insecurity Advocate signed into law
Posted OnOctober 4, 2021 byMazzeo bill to address hunger in N.J. signed Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, D-Atlantic, into law Thursday to create the Office of Food Insecurity Advocate to help address hunger in New Jersey. The law (formerly bill A-5884/S-3945) establishes the new office within the executive branch of the state government….Read More…
More Than $500K In Grant Monies Expected to Help Newark, Underserved Communities Get Vaccinated
Posted OnSeptember 30, 2021 byNEWARK, NJ — Newark nonprofit leaders and area health professionals are teaming up to increase accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccine in underserved communities through a substantial amount of grant monies awarded by United Way of Greater Newark and Greater Newark Health Care Coalition. More than $500,000 were awarded by the organizations to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Project…Read More…
Newark Nonprofit Launches Online Survey for Residents to Submit Questions Ahead of NJ Lieutenant Governor Debate
Posted OnSeptember 21, 2021 byNEWARK, NJ – Newark residents are getting an opportunity to have their voices heard in an upcoming debate for New Jersey’s lieutenant governor’s race after local nonprofit Project Ready this week launched an online survey for individuals to submit their inquiries. Project Ready, a local social justice advocacy group, launched the survey to gather input from the community on topics of interest and…Read More…
Poll Finds Most Newark Parents Support Vaccines, Masks In Schools
Posted OnSeptember 17, 2021 byAs students return to classrooms for a new school year, a poll of Newark parents found that most support vaccines and mandatory masks.Read More…
Poll: Newark Parents Want City Schools to Invest Federal Aid Into Additional Support for Students, Teachers
Posted OnSeptember 16, 2021 byNEWARK, NJ – Newark parents believe the city’s school district should invest the hundreds of millions of dollars it is receiving in federal pandemic funding on better resources for schools and teachers, support for students’ emotional and mental health, and direct grants to families, according to a poll conducted by Newark-based nonprofit Project Ready. Change Research, a San…Read More…